Dataset

dataset    ::=  identifier ":" "{"
                "alias" ":" hdf5_path_name_array
                "attributes" ":" attribute_collection ","
                "type" ":" datatype | datatype_ref ","
                "shape" ":" dataspace ","
                "value" ":" json_value ","
                "creationProperties" ":" dcpl
                "}"
json_value ::=   json_string
               | json_number
               | json_array
               | json_null

dcpl              ::=  "{"
                       "allocTime" ":" alloc_time ","
                       "attributeCreationOrder" ":" attr_crt_order ","
                       "attributePhaseChange" ":" attr_phase_change ","
                       "fillTime" ":" fill_time ","
                       "fillValue" ":" fill_value ","
                       "filters" ":" "[" filter_list "]" ","
                       "layout" ":" layout ","
                       "trackTimes" ":" track_times
                       "}"
alloc_time        ::=   "H5D_ALLOC_TIME_DEFAULT"
                      | "H5D_ALLOC_TIME_EARLY"
                      | "H5D_ALLOC_TIME_INCR"
                      | "H5D_ALLOC_TIME_LATE"
fill_time         ::=   "H5D_FILL_TIME_IFSET"
                      | "H5D_FILL_TIME_ALLOC"
                      | "H5D_FILL_TIME_NEVER"
fill_value        ::=  json_value
layout            ::=  chunked_layout | compact_layout | contiguous_layout
chunked_layout    ::=  "{"
                       "class" ":" "H5D_CHUNKED"
                       "dims" ":" dims_array
                       "}"
compact_layout    ::=  "{"
                       "class" ":" "H5D_COMPACT"
                       "}"
contiguous_layout ::=  "{"
                       "class" ":" "H5D_CONTIGUOUS" ","
                       "externalStorage" ":" external
                       "}"
external          ::=  "[" file_extent_list "]"
file_extent_list  ::=  file_extent ("," file_extent)*
file_extent       ::=  "{"
                       "name" ":" ascii_string ","
                       "offset" ":" non_negative_integer
                       "size" ":" positive_integer
                       "}"